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Steve liked torgormaig's post in the thread 6201, her new lease of life..
I can assure you that your cynicism is totally misplaced. The boiler overhaul is proceeding steadily although there is still much to do and along way to go before followers on here need to be worrying about what colour it will be when it is...
Apr 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM -
Steve liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Also - how does this model fit with Gift Aid? Wasn’t GA supposed to be the financial saviour? I can’t see how you can essentially outsource tickets to a third party but also reclaim GA on a discounted fare? Tom
Apr 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM -
Steve liked Andy Williams's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The problem with offering regular discounts such as this, is that potential passengers will expect them to be offered every time they purchase a ticket, and may cause them to defer purchasing at the full price in the expectation of another...
Apr 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM -
Steve liked Pete Thornhill's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I’m not familiar with Travelzoos advertising fees but I certainly hope they aren’t the same as Groupon (it’s certainly a similar model). Years ago I was tasked to look into groupon for my then day job, I was astonished. They wanted us to offer a...
Apr 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM -
Steve liked 60044's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
According to a poster on the NYMR Unofficial forum, the NYMR are now promoting "two for the price of one" 2-day rover tickets for £49.00 via Travelzoo - that's an average of £24.50 per person, and remember that's for two days use, so £12.25 per...
Apr 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM -
Steve liked Wenlock's post in the thread Industrial Loco Updates.
I remember us doing this at Quainton. A separate charging valve was fitted to one of the lifting injectors of NBL24564/39(Coventry No1). If I recall correctly, the reservoir had to first be ¼ filled with cold water. Once Coventry was up to...
Apr 28, 2025 at 8:20 AM -
Steve replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
8 coaches on 1 in 60 would be OK with a Class 4 so anything bigger is overkill. It doesn’t mean to say they shouldn’t be used, though. As I’ve said before, locos are at their most economical when not being overworked.
Apr 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM -
Steve replied to the thread Industrial Loco Updates.
It's been done before in preservation although I forget where. Chasewater rings a bell but could be miles wrong. You use a donor loco to provide the steam, taken from a suitable supply. Because a large supply is unlikely to be available it can...
Apr 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM -
Steve liked Kingscross's post in the thread Industrial Loco Updates.
[ATTACH] Social media is reporting that fireless Barclay Boots No. 1 has returned to steam at Williton, and will be in action shunting at Minehead during the forthcoming WSR gala.
Apr 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Steve liked brennan's post in the thread New Saddle Tank for GWR 813.
Go on then, what's the "tabbed sheet system" ? Which grade of steel is being used?
Apr 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
With the exception of the fire pumps and the burning off the NYMR does all those on your list. It also has a fire patrol in a vehicle following every train through Newtondsle. However it can’t get all the way to summit as the lineside track isn’t...
Apr 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM -
Steve liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
We'd be somewhat stuffed if we had to operate the service using diesel traction, given we only have two operational diesels, neither of which can maintain the timetable with a full load, and we frequently run three trains at weekends! The...
Apr 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Thanks. I’m surprised myEmbsay colleagues haven’t mentioned it in discussion.
Apr 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
There doesn't appear to be any let up in the dry weather with the BBC not forecasting any rain for the next 7 days and very little for the subsequent ones. It's obviously sensible to be taking every precaution against lineside fires but I've not...
Apr 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM -
Steve liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Having seen it tried both ways the thermic cycling argument is I think not significant on standard gauge engines. In fact I would go so far as to say that with a day out of use no warming fire is required and the loco without significant stress...
Apr 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
